[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6826-H6828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       8787. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Antideficiency Act in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Construciton, Minor Projects, Treasury Symbol 36X0111, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       8788. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement 
     of Lieutenant General Purl K. Keen, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8789. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule -- Supervisory and Company-Run Stress 
     Test Requirements for Covered Companies [Regulation YY; 
     Docket No.: 1438] (RIN: 7100-AD-86) received December 6, 
     2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8790. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     System's final rule -- Annual Company-Run Stress Test 
     Requirements for Banking Organizations with Total 
     Consolidated Assets over $10 Billion Other than Covered 
     Companies [Regulation YY; Docket No.: 1438] (RIN:7100-AD-86) 
     received December 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8791. A letter from the Assistant Director for Legislative 
     Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting 
     the Bureau's Fair Lending Report; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       8792. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a

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     report on transactions involving U.S. exports to United Arab 
     Emirates pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import 
     Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       8793. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule 
     -- Extension of Dates for Certain Requirements of Rule 19b-
     4(n)(1) and Rule 19b-4(o)(2) and Amendment of Form 19b-4 
     [Release No.: 34-68357; File No. S7-44-10] (RIN: 3235-AK87) 
     received December 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       8794. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Criteria 
     and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to 
     Classified Matter or Special Nuclear Material: Technical 
     Amendments (RIN: 1992-AA36) received December 5, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8795. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``The 
     Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 
     (CHIPRA) Mandated Evaluation of Express Lane Eligibility: 
     First Year Findings''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8796. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Irradiation in 
     the Production, Processing and Handling of Food [Docket No.: 
     FDA-1999-F-1267] (formerly Docket No.: 1999F-5322] received 
     December 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8797. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Irradiation in 
     the Production, Processing and Handling of Food [Docket No.: 
     FDA-1999-F-4617] (formerly Docket No.: 1999F-5321] received 
     December 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8798. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification 
     Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Proposed Modification of 
     Dispensing Restrictions for Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine 
     Combination as Used in Approved Treatment Medications (RIN: 
     0930-AA14) received December 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8799. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Health Information Technology; Revisions to the 
     2014 Edition Electronic Health Record Certification Criteria; 
     and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Revisions to the 
     Electronic Health Record Incentive Program [CMS-0046-IFC] 
     (RIN: 0991-AB89) received December 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8800. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Guidance for Performing the 
     Integrated Assessment for External Flooding [JLD-ISG-2012-05] 
     received December 11, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8801. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-68, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8802. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 12-69, 
     pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8803. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Commerce, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting a certification of 
     export to China; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8804. A letter from the Assistant Secretary For Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Editorial Corrections to the 
     Commerce Control List of the Export Administration 
     Regulations [Docket No.: 120320200-2296-01] (RIN: 0694-AF62) 
     received December 10, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       8805. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for 
     the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and 
     in order to keep the Congress fully informed, a report 
     prepared by the Department of State for the August 24, 2012 
     -- October 22, 2012 reporting period including matters 
     relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq 
     Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       8806. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department of Defense Inspector 
     General Semiannual Report, April 1, 2012 -- September 30, 
     2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8807. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the forty-seventh Semiannual Report to Congress 
     on Audit Follow-up, covering the six month period ending 
     September 30, 2012 in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8808. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     semiannual report from the office of the Inspector General 
     for the period April, 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8809. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period ending September 
     30, 2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8810. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/Acting 
     Executive Director, Election Assistance Commission, 
     transmitting Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for 
     the period April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8811. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's semiannual 
     report from the Office of the Inspector General during the 6-
     month period ending September 30, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8812. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1 through September 30, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8813. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy 
     Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Free Trade Agreement-Panama [FAC 
     2005-62; FAR Case 2012-027; Item III; Docket 2012-0027, 
     Sequence 01] (RIN: 9000-ZA02) received December 5, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8814. A letter from the Acting Deputy Chief Financial 
     Officer, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the 
     Board's Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 
     2012; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8815. A letter from the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Performance and Accountability 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2012, incuding the Office of Inspector 
     General's Auditor's Report; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8816. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report for 
     fiscal year 2012 on competitive sourcing efforts as required 
     by Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8817. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special 
     Regulations; Areas of the National Park System, Yellowstone 
     National Park [NPS-YELL-11802; PPWONRADE2, PMP00EI05.YP0000] 
     (RIN: 1024-AE10) received December 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8818. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Residential, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases on 
     Indian Land [Docket ID: BIA-2011-0001] (RIN: 1076-AE73) 
     received December 7, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8819. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of 
     the Gulf of Alaska Management Area [Docket No.: 111207737-
     2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC346) received December 3, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8820. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of 
     the Gulf of Alaska Management Area [Docket No.: 111207737-
     2141-02] (RIN: 0648-XC333) received December 3, 2012, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8821. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0424; Directorate Identifier 2011-NM-
     004-AD; Amendment 39-17205; AD 2012-19-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8822. A letter from the Director for Internal Control and 
     Management Systems, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Removal of Obsolete Regulation [Docket Number: NASA-2012-
     0004] (RIN: 2700-

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     AD78) received December 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
       8823. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Contracts and Provider Agreements for State Home Nursing Home 
     Care (RIN: 2900-AO57) received December 5, 2012, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8824. A letter from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Technical Revisions to Part 53 -- State Veterans Homes (RIN: 
     2900-AO54) received December 10, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       8825. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Technical Amendment to List of 
     User Fee Airports: Addition of Bozeman Yellowstone 
     International Airport, Belgrade, Montana [CBP Dec. 12-20] 
     received December 5, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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